Fans Cheer Blackhawks at Rally in Chicago

By The Associated Press

June 19, 2015

Thousands of fans turned out Thursday to cheer the Blackhawks as they celebrated their third Stanley Cup championship in the past six years with a parade in downtown Chicago and a rally at Soldier Field. Players, coaches and team executives rode to the rally in double-decker buses, passing screaming fans decked out in red and black. The Stanley Cup has been spotted at restaurants and nightclubs all over the city. It made an appearance at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, with Cubs Manager Joe Maddon hoisting it above his head. Jonathan Toews, the Blackhawks’ captain, threw out the game’s first pitch.

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